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Q1. The Indus Valley people were familiar with which metal?
a)
Iron
b) Copper
c) Aluminium
d) Silver
Answer: b) Copper
Explanation: Indus Valley people used copper, bronze, gold,
and silver, but not iron. Iron came later during the Vedic age.
Q2. Who was the first woman judge appointed to the Supreme Court of India?
a)
Anna Chandy
b) Leila Seth
c) Fathima Beevi
d) Sujata Manohar
Answer: c) Fathima Beevi
Explanation: Justice M. Fathima Beevi became the first female
judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1989.
Q3. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the "Doctrine of Pleasure"?
a)
Article 310
b) Article 311
c) Article 312
d) Article 320
Answer: a) Article 310
Explanation: Article 310 provides that government servants
hold office “during the pleasure of the President/Governor.”
Q4. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India?
a)
Kerala
b) Assam
c) West Bengal
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) Assam
Explanation: Assam accounts for more than half of India’s
total tea production.
Q5. The book “Planned Economy for India” was authored by?
a)
M. Visvesvaraya
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: a) M. Visvesvaraya
Explanation: The book was published in 1934 suggesting
economic planning for India.
Q6. Who was the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
c) G. S. Pathak
d) Zakir Hussain
Answer: b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Explanation: The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio
Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the first.
Q7. In which year was the Wildlife Protection Act enacted?
a)
1968
b) 1972
c) 1980
d) 1985
Answer: b) 1972
Explanation: The Wildlife Protection Act was passed in 1972 to
safeguard biodiversity and prevent hunting.
Q8. Which of the following rivers is a tributary of the Brahmaputra?
a)
Subansiri
b) Yamuna
c) Chambal
d) Betwa
Answer: a) Subansiri
Explanation: Subansiri is the largest tributary of the
Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
Q9. Which Article provides for the suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency?
a)
Article 14
b) Article 19
c) Article 352
d) Article 359
Answer: d) Article 359
Explanation: Article 359 empowers the President to suspend the
enforcement of Fundamental Rights during an emergency.
Q10. The “Chipko Movement” was associated with?
a) Save
Tigers
b) Save Forests
c) Save Rivers
d) Save Farmers
Answer: b) Save Forests
Explanation: Chipko Movement (1973, Uttarakhand) was a forest
conservation movement where villagers hugged trees to prevent felling.
Q11. Which Mughal ruler introduced the "Mansabdari System"?
a)
Akbar
b) Humayun
c) Jahangir
d) Babur
Answer: a) Akbar
Explanation: Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system to
organize his military and administration.
Q12. The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is located at?
a)
Geneva
b) The Hague
c) Paris
d) New York
Answer: b) The Hague
Explanation: ICJ, the judicial organ of the UN, is
headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.
Q13. The Kalinga War was fought in?
a)
321 BCE
b) 261 BCE
c) 1192 CE
d) 1757 CE
Answer: b) 261 BCE
Explanation: Ashoka fought the Kalinga War in 261 BCE, after
which he embraced Buddhism.
Q14. Which state has the largest coastline in India?
a)
Andhra Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Maharashtra
Answer: b) Gujarat
Explanation: Gujarat has the longest coastline (~1600 km).
Q15. The slogan “Do or Die” was given during which movement?
a)
Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: c) Quit India Movement
Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan “Do or Die” in
1942 Quit India Movement.
Q16. Which Five-Year Plan is also called the “Gadgil Yojana”?
a)
First Plan
b) Third Plan
c) Fourth Plan
d) Fifth Plan
Answer: c) Fourth Plan
Explanation: The Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969–74) is also known
as Gadgil Yojana after D.R. Gadgil.
Q17. Which planet is known as the “Morning Star” or “Evening Star”?
a)
Mars
b) Venus
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter
Answer: b) Venus
Explanation: Venus appears bright in the sky near sunrise and
sunset, hence called Morning/Evening Star.
Q18. The Satavahanas belonged to which region of India?
a)
Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Bengal
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) Maharashtra
Explanation: Satavahanas ruled in Deccan (present-day
Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh).
Q19. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the establishment of Panchayati Raj?
a)
Article 36
b) Article 40
c) Article 45
d) Article 50
Answer: b) Article 40
Explanation: Article 40 (Directive Principles) directs the
state to organize village Panchayats.
Q20. Who discovered the Sea Route to India in 1498?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b) Bartholomew Diaz
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Christopher Columbus
Answer: c) Vasco da Gama
Explanation: Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India
in 1498, reaching Calicut.
Q21. The “Treaty of Versailles” is associated with which war?
a)
First World War
b) Second World War
c) Cold War
d) Napoleonic War
Answer: a) First World War
Explanation: The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919,
ending WWI.
Q22. What is the SI unit of Pressure?
a)
Newton
b) Pascal
c) Joule
d) Watt
Answer: b) Pascal
Explanation: Pressure is measured in Pascal (Pa) = N/m².
Q23. The Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which Amendment?
a)
40th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 52nd Amendment
Answer: b) 42nd Amendment
Explanation: Fundamental Duties were inserted in 1976 by the
42nd Amendment.
Q24. The “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan” was launched in which year?
a)
1995
b) 2001
c) 2005
d) 2010
Answer: b) 2001
Explanation: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in 2001 to
provide universal primary education.
Q25. Who is known as the “Grand Old Man of India”?
a)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: c) Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: Dadabhai Naoroji is remembered as the Grand Old
Man of India, and was the first Indian MP in the British Parliament.
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